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C. A. HOTCHKISS. LAMP BRACKETv PoR MANOS.

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Patented Deo. 2 7, 18982.

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u'rHo.. wAsHxNom KUNNEN STATES ArtNr Ottica.

CHARLES A. HOTCHKISS, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO HARRY C. IRES,VOF SAME PLACE. v

LAMP-BRACKET FOR 'PIANOS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 488,608, dated December 27, 18.92. Application inea August 15, 1892. serai No. 443.123, ci@ model.)

T all whom t may concern.b tain the latter clear of any ornamental ribs Be it known that I, CHARLES A. IIOTCHKIss, that may be, and in fact usually are, placed a citizen of the United States, residing at on the fronts of pianos near the top. Plate Bridgeport,in thecountyof Fairfield and State 7 is made wide as clearly shown in' Fig. 3 so of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and: as to give a wide, strong bearing` upon the top 55 useful Improvements in Lamp-Brackets for ot' the case. The top and underside of the Pianos; and I do hereby declare the following plate as well as the front of the step are covto be a full, clear, and exact description of the ered with felt, indicated by 9, which prevents invention, such as will enable others skilled the possibility of marring the case. At the 1ro in the art to which it appertains to make and ends of the plate, on the underside, are eyes 6o use the same. 10 threaded to receive screws 1l. The'inner My invention has for its object to provide ends of these screws pass through and turn a lamp bracket adapted for general use but freely in a clamping plate 12 which is adapted more especially adapted for use upon pianos to bear upon the inner side ot' the front as Y 5,15 and other musical instruments, which shall clearly shown in Fig. 2. The clamping plate 65 be simple and inexpensive to produce, may is shown in the drawings as corrugated to inf. be readily attached or removed, will not insure its engaging the inner side of the top "f jure the instrument, will be strong enough to firmly.

hold the heaviest lamps and which will' place 13denotes the lamp stand which turns freely zo lthe light wholly out of the Way but where it at the outer end of an arm 14, the inner end 7o Will shine directly upon the music and the keyof said arm being provided with a sleevel board. through which the standard passes, the sleeve R With these ends in view I have devised the turning freely on the standard. "m

simple and novel construction which I will 16 denotes a collar on the standard which Y now describe referring by numbers to the acis locked in position by a set screw 17, the 75 companying drawings forming part of this side of the standard being -shown as flattened Specification in which: as at 1S so'that the point. of the set screw Will Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of engage rmly to lock the collar rigidly in pog t an upright piano showing my novel bracket sition and prevent it from turning when the 3o attached thereto. Fig. 2 a side elevation of screw is loosened. The top of the collar is `8o the bracket the case of the piano being in seccut away as shown so as to form'shoulders 19. tion, and Fig. 3 is a section on the line .fr in These shoulders are adapted to be engaged by Fig. 2 looking up. alug 2O on sleeve 15 to limit the oscillation 1 denotes the front of a piano case and 2 of the arm so as to render it impossible for the cover. In practice either the top of the the lamp stand or the lamp to be swung into 85 front or the cover is usually provided with contact with the instrument. rubber pads, not shown in the drawings,which To raise or lower the lamp stand it is simply prevent thecover from fitting closely down necessary to loosen set screw 17 and move the to the top. collar and with it the sleeve and lamp stand 4o Sdenotes the standard ofthe bracket which up or down on the standard. To remove the 9o is provided at the bottom with a screw 4 to bracket it is simply necessary to raise the which is swiveled a padded head 5 which is cover and loosen screws 11 when the entire adapted to bear against the front of the inbracket may be removed. In adjusting the strument but cannot possibly mar the tinest bracket, screw 4 is turned in or out as may be finish. At the top of the standard is a boss required to place the standard in a vertical 95 6 rigidly secured thereto from which there eX- position, and the bracket is locked in place tends inward a plate 7 having a step 8 the inby turning screws 11 andrforcing the clampner face of which bears against the front of ing plate against the inner side of the front. the piano near the top, this step being placed In practice the wide bearing of plate 7 upon 5o at a sutlicient distance from the boss to rethe top of the front renders the bracket just roo as already stated is covered with felt so that` the cover can under no circumstances be marred.

Having thus described my invention I claim: 1

1. A lamp bracket for pianos and the like comprising a single upper plate 7, having a step 8 adapted to bear along the upper outer edge of the piano casing` said plate having an vextended portion to reach over the said upper edge and provided with a setu screw to bear on the inner side of the casing, a single rod depending centrally from the front part of the plate, the adjusting screw 4, at the lower end of said single standard and the bracketl arm swiveled to the standard intermediate of the top plate and the lower adjusting screw and adjustable vertically along said standard, substantially as described. x

2. A bracket, comprising a single plate and a single standard arranged at right angles to each other,the said standard being tixed centrally of the plate to depend therefrom and the plate having a step 8, and an extended portion with eyes 10, and setscrews l1,at the ends thereof, the screw 4, at the lower end of the central standard, the collar 16v adjustable vertically on the standard, the arm 14, swiveled above the collar 16, and about the standard, the latter being free throughout its extent between the right angular upper plate and the lower screw tor the vertical adjustment of the collar and arm, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presence of two witnesses. A u

CHARLES A. HOTCHKISS. Witnesses:

A. M. Woos'TER', PEARL M. REYNOLDS.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 488,608.

It is herebycertied that the name of the assignee in Letters Patent No. 488,808,

granted December 27, 1892, upon the application of Charles A. Hotchkiss, of Bridge port, Conn., for an improvement in Lamp Brackets for Pianos, was erroneously Written and printed Harry C. lres,77 Whereas said name should have been Written and printed Harry O. Ires and that said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same ma57 conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 10th day of January, A. 1).'1893.

[SEAL] CYRUS BUSSEY,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

Gountersigned N. LfFRoTHlNGHAM,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

